Posted on 10/24/2017 2:51:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Oct. 16, 11 months after defeating her, President Trump tweeted another of his regular insults about his 2016 opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton. Sandwiched between boasts about his presumed role in the stock market’s rise and his rally in South Carolina, Trump wrote: “I was recently asked if Crooked Hillary Clinton is going to run in 2020? My answer was, ‘I hope so!’”
Putting aside the reckless braggadocio — and blatant sexism — inherent in such a statement, the entire scenario seemed absurd. Most pundits (and most of the American public) discount the idea of Clinton running in 2020, doubtful she could win the Democratic nomination, let alone the election, after her stunning loss to Trump. Clinton herself has stated that her political career is over, that she is more interested in speaking out against Trump as a private citizen.
Nevertheless, Trump should be careful what he wishes for. Clinton might not be a potential candidate now, but the political winds can change quickly. Recent American history is rife with presidential contenders who lost the primary or general election and then went on to become a candidate in subsequent elections. Dissatisfied with the politics of the day, lured by name recognition and preexisting loyalties, the public gave each of these candidates multiple chances at the presidency and handed several the keys to the White House....
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What is he saying? Hillary Clinton is like Richard Nixon, so nominate her?
He doesn't seem to understand that 2016 was Hillary's second chance -- her big comeback, comparable to Reagan's in 1980 -- and she blew it.
There are second chances in American politics.
An Al Smith, a Humphrey, a McCain, a Romney gets a second shot at the nomination after losing it once.
Nobody gets the nomination after losing the nomination twice.
Very few -- Clay, Bryan, Dewey, Stevenson -- get the nomination after losing the general election once.
Nobody, except Nixon, gets the presidency after already losing the general election once before.
But Hillary is like Nixon (at least to Michael Brenes).
Felonia runnin from Leavenworth? ...
Lol. Wobbly wicked witch.
Hey I have no respect for her. Absolutely no respect!
The real joke is that her reptilian species only has a cloaca...no vagina in that thing.
So have we determined whether the broken toe is real or if it’s just an excuse for her to hobble around on a cane and provide cover for any future stumbles or need for assistance due to her “injury”?
Okay, now that insert deserves a footnote or asterisk or something. I need to have an explanation how Trump's statement is sexist.
PLEASE enlighten us Michael. Talk about a bizarre add-in. How did an editor not question this??? ...oh, it's the Washington Post.
I don’t know. The white guy is obviously appropriating their culture............................
Clinton is not going to run in 2020. Wishful thinking on the Post’s part.
Thanks. I've seen that clip before, so I assumed the guy who 'photoshopped' himself into the original gif was well known. He remains a photobombing man of mystery.
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